People on the Move

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Google Inc. named Diane Greene, the co-founder and former CEO of VMware Inc., to its board of directors. Greene co-founded VMware in 1998 and took the company public in 2007. She was CEO from 1998 to 2008 and an executive vice president of EMC Corp. after it bought the company from 2005 to 2008. Greene will serve on Google’s Audit Committee.

Gridstore Inc. named Geoff Barrall executive chairman of its board of directors. The Mountain View-based company specializes in grid-based, scale-out network attached storage products. Barrall is the former chief technology officer and vice president of engineering for Overland Storage and the founder and CEO of Drobo, formerly Data Robotics.

Ballet San Jose named Lorraine Gilmore as the new chairman of its board of directors. She replaces John Fry, co-founder of consumer electronics retail chain Fry’s Electronics Inc., who will step down from his position and from the board entirely. No explanation was given for why Fry is leaving the board. Gilmore is corporate operations officer at Ampere Life Sciences Inc. and director of the office of the CEO at Edison Pharmaceuticals Inc.

C-LEVEL

Renesas Electronics America Inc. promoted Ali Sebt to president and CEO. He succeeds Daniel Mahoney, who has retired. Sebt previously served as COO at the Santa Clara subsidiary of Japan-based Renesas Electronics Corp., which manufactures semiconductors. He has been with the company since 1991, formerly overseeing the business development, sales, marketing and engineering operations of Renesas’ microcontroller business in the Americas.

Pacific Biosciences of California Inc. named Michael Hunkapiller president and CEO. The Menlo Park company specializes in studying DNA, RNA and proteins and makes related sequencing products. Hunkapiller replaces Hugh Martin, who is expected to remain on the company’s board of directors through the next annual shareholders’ meeting. Hunkapiller has been the executive chairman of PacBio’s board since October. He previously was president and general manager of Applied Biosystems (now part of Life Technologies Corp.), and became a general partner at Alloy Ventures, overseeing the firm’s investment in PacBio.

Hewlett-Packard Co. hired Henry Gomez as its executive vice president and chief communications officer. Gomez also becomes a member of Palo Alto-based HP’s executive council in his new role, reporting to CEO Meg Whitman. He also previously worked at eBay Inc., where Whitman was previously CEO. He was a senior vice president for corporate communications at eBay and president of Skype. Most recently, he has run his own consulting business.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. hired Rajan Naik as its senior vice president and chief strategy officer. The Sunnyvale-based firm is a global semiconductor company. Naik was previously a partner in McKinsey & Co.’s technology practice and a senior engineer at Intel Corp. before that. In his new role, he will be in charge of AMD’s short- and long-term strategy development, based in Austin, Texas.

Saba Software Inc. named Elaine Kitagawa as its new CFO. The Redwood City-based software company specializes in social networking tools in the cloud for businesses and large organizations as well as talent management. Kitagawa was previously the COO and CFO at Gaia Interactive Inc. Before that, she spent nine years at Ariba Inc. as CFO of Ariba EMEA and vice president of corporate finance and investor relations.

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. promoted Dr. Jakob Dupont to senior vice president and chief medical officer. Dupont was previously the company’s vice president, clinical research. The private Redwood City-based company is in the clinical stage developing therapeutics that target cancer stem cells. Dupont previously worked at Genentech Inc., a member of the Roche Group, as a global medical director for its branded Avastin product to treat colon cancer.

Soladigm Inc. named Jim Pape as its chief commercial officer. The Milpitas-based company makes its branded Dynamic Glass, which it says improves the energy efficiency of buildings. Pape was previously the president of SunPower Corp.’s global residential and commercial business units.

Lavante Inc. hired Sanjeev Srivastav as its chief operating officer. The San Jose-based company provides on-demand supplier management technologies. Srivastav will oversee the company’s operations, account management and support and services organizations in his new role. Most recently, he was the vice president, operations & technology for Hewlett-Packard Co.

Alpine Data Labs hired Steven Hillion as its chief product officer. The San Mateo company specializes in data analytics. Hillion most recently was vice president of analytics at Greenplum, the company that incubated Alpine Data Labs and was acquired by EMC Corp. in 2010. In Hillion’s new position, he will oversee product strategy, marketing and positioning.

Intermedia.net Inc. hired Scott Allen as its CFO. The Sunnyvale-based company said it specializes in cloud services as “the world’s largest Microsoft Exchange hosting provider.” Allen was previously a VP, finance and operations at Citrix Online Services, a division of Citrix Systems Inc., which has offices in Santa Clara. Intermedia also named a new VP of human resources, Elizabeth Mye, who previously worked at NetSuite Inc.

Shutterfly Inc. Senior Vice President and CFO Mark Rubash is leaving the company on Feb. 24. The Redwood City-based company is an Internet-based social expression and personal publishing service. Rubash is reportedly leaving to “pursue a personal passion with an early stage medical technology company.” Shutterfly President and CEO Jeff Housenbold and VP and Chief Accounting Officer Brian Manca will take over his duties while the company seeks a replacement.

GOVERNMENT

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors elected District 2 Supervisor George Shirakawa as the 2012 president of its board. He served as vice president of the board last year. Shirakawa currently chairs the board’s Public Safety and Justice Committee and also serves as vice chair of the Children, Seniors and Families Committee and the Disaster Council.

LEGAL

Palo Alto-based law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC reorganized its leadership, naming Douglas Clark and John “Jack” Sheridan co-managing partners. They succeed CEO Steven Bochner, who decided to return full time to his corporate law practice. Bochner had served as chief executive since 2009. Clark has worked as an attorney for Wilson Sonsini since 1993, including as head of the litigation department for six years. Sheridan joined the firm in 1986 and has led the business law department for five years.

NONPROFIT

EMQ FamiliesFirst hired Ron Scott as its vice president of human resources. The Campbell-based nonprofit helps children and families in crisis, offering mental health treatment, foster care and social services. Scott was previously VP, human resources for St. Joseph Health System, Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa for over a decade.

REAL ESTATE

The Santa Clara County Association of Realtors named Barbara Lymberis as its 2012 president. Lymberis and her husband, Nick, are both Realtors at Keller Williams Silicon Valley. She has served as president-elect and vice president of the association, before becoming president. Founded in 1896, the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors is California’s oldest and Northern California’s largest real estate association, representing 7,000 realtors and affiliate members.

TECHNOLOGY

Zynga Inc. hired Barry Cottle as its executive vice president, business and corporate development. The San Francisco-based social game developer has offices in Los Gatos. He previously worked for Palm Inc. and Walt Disney Co. Cottle was most recently the executive vice president of Electronic Arts Interactive, a division of Redwood City-based Electronic Arts Inc., where he was in charge of digital games.

Flextronics named Tom Linton chief procurement officer. The Singapore-based company, with offices in Milpitas, provides electronics manufacturing services, including design and engineering. Linton will manage the company’s global supply chain in his new position. Prior to Flextronics, he held the same role at LG Electronics Inc., Freescale Semiconductor Inc. and Agere Systems Inc.

VENTURE CAPITAL

InterWest Partners added Reza Zadno as a venture partner to its medical devices team. The Menlo Park-based venture capital firm specializes in technology and life science investments. Zadno is a serial entrepreneur and investor expected to source new investment opportunities for InterWest. Zadno is the founder, president and CEO of Visiogen (which was acquired by Abbott Medical Optics). He was previously a venture partner at New Leaf Venture Partners.